Ravenscroft H.S. Senior Wins Extra Effort Award

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RALEIGH — Ravenscroft High School senior Jennifer Howard is a winner. She has been a four-year starter on a team that has made it to four straight Independent school state championship games.

Howard averages 22 points a game, but her coach, Ned Gonet, says she is a player who does it all.

"She can score, she can pass, she can deliver the basketball and plays tenacious defense for us," he says. "She is a very competitive girl. She has a grit that helps her to compete at a level that makes us successful.

"The bigger the game, the tougher the competition, the better she seems to play," he says.

"I just have a drive in me to compete, and I love to compete. It's something that I live for," Howard says. "I think that competitive nature makes me want to perform at my best."

Off the court, Howard is a honor student. She was also twice-named by the Ravenscroft faculty as the school's most outstanding student.

"It is all about managing your time, and I learned to manage my time well. I think sports has helped me to be a better student because of time management," she says.